‘Abolition Difficult, Reform Linda TrimbleImpossible, Status Quo Unacceptable’:Can Canada Fix Its Senate?∗IntroductionIt is a great pleasure and privilege to be here today, in the Australian Senate, to tell you aboutthe travails of ...

... The federal judicial appointment process is highly political and rarelydoes a judge get confirmed by the United States Senate without experiencingan intense exposure to the reality of party politics in both the Congress andthe White House.